Podcast on energy

 

Today for reading I did a podcast called kiddie talk with my friends daisy and Elise. The podcast was about how a small island in the middle of Pacific of the ocean gets renewable energy/electricity. The hardest part of this task was making good info in our own words. I hope you enjoy this post!       

word of the week

 

today the word of the week was aesthetic. The hardest part of this task was doing it in time for golden time. I hope you enjoy this post 

brain storm on solar and wind energy

 

Today we did a brain storm on wind and solar energy we had to answer two questions: how does the wind and sun effect our lives and what activities involve these two types of energy. The hardest part of this task was making enough information. I hope you enjoy post!      

ocean quiz

 

Today we are doing our blog contract and I chose a quiz about the ocean. In the quiz you have to chose different answers and trry and get them right. Elise daisy and katie helped me make it. I hoped you enjoy this post!  

modelling energy

 

For this task today for reading we had to make a model on representing energy and modelling it. What I would like to better is using my time better and having more time. The hardest part of this task is getting enough information and detail as well as making it look good. I hope you enjoy this post! 

Master word of the week

 

Today the word of the week was erratic. Each week our teacher chooses a word for us to fill up this google drawing.  The hardest part of this task to me was getting enough information on the drawing in my own words. I hope you enjoy this post!    

Oil spills

 Paradise in Peril

WALT: Make connections between texts.

Task: Watch this  Mauritius Oil Spill Video and answer the following questions. Now compare the two oil spill disasters. What is the same and different about the events and their impact..

Questions

Who owned the vessel? japan

How much oil was on board? 4,000

Where is Mauritius?  Southeastern coast  of Mauritius 

Why might the government describe the area as ‘sensitive’? Because it's a small island depending on the ocean

What are some problems that Mauritius may face? The environmental effect and the economy  

What have the people of Mauritius already done to clean up the spill? They have collected  hair and straw to suck up the oil 

Where was the tanker travelling? To the island 

Who is Happy Khambule? An afraica senior and energy campaign  manager. 

What is the same / different about the Mauritus spill and the MV Rena spill in New Zealand?

Mauritus Spill	Both spills	New Zealand Spill
4,000 tons	They both had big impacts on the the environment and economy	36,00 tons